Kinesthetic Perception of the Vertical as a Function of Sport Experience

Autor/inn/en	Lejeune, Laure; Anderson, David I.; Leroy, David; Thouvarecq, Regis; Jouen, Francois
Titel	Kinesthetic Perception of the Vertical as a Function of Sport Experience
Quelle	In: Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 75 (2004) 4, S.440-445 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0270-1367
Schlagwörter	Kinesthetic Perception; Spatial Ability; Team Sports; Physical Activities; Aquatic Sports; Motor Skills; Athletics; Measures (Individuals); College Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kinaesthetic perception; Ästhetische Wahrnehmung; Räumliches Vorstellungsvermögen; Mannschaftssport; Water sports; Water sport; Wassersport; Leichtathletik; Messdaten; Collegestudent
Abstract	The goal of the present study was to determine whether extensive soccer or swimming practice biased the perception of the gravitational vertical, when judgments were made using the kinesthetic modality. Finding such a relation would support the notion that experiences influencing posture also bias vertical perception and, by implication, postural factors contribute to vertical perception. Three groups of 10 male volunteers participated in this study (N=30). Two groups were composed of highly skilled, college-aged sportspeople, who intensively practiced swimming or soccer. All were training in regional or national teams when they participated in the experiment and had an average of 12 years of practice in their respective sports. The third group comprised reasonably sedentary university students who practiced physical activities less than once a week. Participants' laterality was tested with a simplified version of Edinburgh's inventory (Oldfield, 1971). The mean score was 74 for the swimmers, 97 for the soccer players, and 76 for the sedentary participants; each participant obtained a score higher than 50, reflecting a preference for right-handedness. All participants volunteered to participate in the study, and all provided written informed consent prior to the study. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 1900 Association Dr., Reston, VA 20191-1598. Web site: http://www.aahperd.org.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10